Apr
14
Episodes: Why I resist fandom
I'm not a good fan.
This is, I think, on the face of things, probably not what most
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Emily St. James
Emily St. James is a writer and critic whose work has appeared in Vox, The A.V. Club, and the New York Times. She is the co-creator of the podcast Arden and a writer on the TV series Yellowjackets.
Apr
09
Episodes: Captain America: Civil War — complete spoilers
The good people at the Captain America: Civil War screening said "no reviews until Wednesday, April 13," and
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Apr
07
Episodes: The loud guy
Since moving to Vox, I've slowly but surely started making my way into movie screenings. It's
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Apr
06
Episodes: Why I want you to stop saying "laugh track," and why I am losing that war
Please stop saying the words "laugh track."
Look. I know I'm not going to get you
3 min read
Apr
02
Episodes: All in the Family spinoffs, ranked
(On Friday, we rank things, why not?)
All in the Family has the most spinoffs in TV history, assuming we
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Mar
31
Episodes: The first TV show with a gay lead character never came out and said he was gay
What's the first TV show with a gay lead character?
Lots of people will say Ellen, because in
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Mar
29
Episodes: Darden and Clark, 4ever and ever
The People vs. O.J. Simpson (the first installment of FX's new limited series American Crime Story) is
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Mar
26
Episodes: On David Bowie
The death of David Bowie in January hit me very slowly, in waves. I was sad about it at first,
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Mar
24
Episodes: "In my opinion..."
First rule of criticism (or any opinion writing): If you have the words "in my opinion" in there
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Mar
22
Episodes: What you learn not working
In case you haven't noticed, I'm a slight workaholic. I like to think I come by
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